Community Based Adaptation to Climate Change through Coastal Afforestation Project in Bangladesh: Lessons and Challenges

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1 Community Based Adaptation to Climate Change through Coastal Afforestation Project in Bangladesh: Lessons and Challenges [insert logo here if applicable] Dr. Paramesh Nandy Project Manager [insert logo here if applicable] Earth Care Award 2012 People s Choice Award 2013

2 Project Sites

3 Project Strategy

4 Innovative Coastal Land use for Community Adaptation

5 Livelihood Diversification through FFF Model

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7 Introduction of Multicultural Species I

8 Introducing saline tolerant crops and shifting from single to double cropping pattern

9 Transformational Changes through VFF Model Char Kukri Mukri (CKM) is an isolated island, last settlement of Bhola District. In 2014, BWDB received fund from CCTF to construct embankment surrounding CKM to protect the island from tidal and storm surges. CBACC project took this opportunity to cooperate and integrate improved water management by using EKN fund. Problems: Sporadically excavated lands near embankment remains fallow yrs after yrs; BWDB is responsible to construct but not mandated to repair partially eroded embankment until unless it is totally disappeared. Solutions: CBACC project converted these unproductive fallow lands by involving local communities into productive regime and created a Win-Win situation that ultimately encourage communities to repair at initial stage of erosion for the sake of their own resources.

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11 Successful Implementation of VFF (Vegetable, Fruit and Fish) Model

12 Seasonal (July-Oct.) Vegetable and Annual Production of Fish from 8 Reservoirs Crop Species Total Production (Kg) Per Kg Market Price (BDT) Total Price (BDT) Cucumber ,01,500/- Snake Gourd ,300/- Bitter Gourd ,00,050/- Wax Gourd ,04,700/- Puishak ,150/- Sweet Gourd ,79,925/- Bottle Gourd ,300/- Country Bean ,600/- Long Bean Yard ,900/- Total 45,115-8,29,425/- Fish Species Silver Carp Annual Producti on (Kg) 8664 Per Kg Market Price (BDT) 100 Total Price (BDT) 8,66,400/- Ruhi ,18,880/- Katla ,49,800/- Mrigel ,89,800/- Puti ,440/- Grass Carp ,76,400/- Total 21,344-26,90,720/- The project showed innovative way for converting hundreds of ha of sporadically excavated fallow lands left after construction of embankment into highly productive regime contributing to the livelihood security of vulnerable coastal communities.

13 Key Achievements Enhanced the resilience of coastal ecosystem through establishing 9650 ha of coastal afforestation that will contribute to absorbing more than 965,000 tons of carbon annually. Improved resilience of 30,119 vulnerable coastal households through livelihood diversifications and training measures and more than 4.7 lakh people benefited from cash for work programme; Increased capacity of 1415 nos. GOB, NGO and CBOs through training programmes at Union, Upazila and District level; Prepared CR policy recommendations and framework for mainstreaming into 4 sectoral policies; The project empowered coastal communities through access to lands with recurrent resource generation options by FFF model and developed ownership sense to participate in local decision making process and claim relevant services from govt. departments; Adopted an alternative approach to embankment management for coastal island communities. MOEF advocated BWDB to incorporate provision for the construction of fresh water reservoirs into their tender documents. Successfully implemented VFF model, created Win-Win situation for coastal communities, showed innovative way for converting sporadically excavated fallow land into productive regime and ensured nutritional and self sufficiency of island communities. The project established 3 tiers of Adaptation and Monitoring Platforms by adopting CMC, DSC and NSC at local, district and national level respectively.

14 1. Existence of relief culture in the disaster prone coastal belts; 2. Lack of govt. land in the area of project implementation; 3. Lack of infrastructural arrangements for voluntary guarding; 4. Sudden deer grazing and sudden increase of tidal heights. Challenges and Way Forward 1. Formation of 15 Farmer s Societies reflecting attitude of moving forward in an organized way. 2. Further scale up of innovative interventions in more 9 upazilas is underway through securing $5.6 million from GEF. 3. The project already promoted Community Centers (CCs) for voluntary guarding through award money that will provide opportunities for bridging with local communities as well as with business stakeholders for future sustainability. 4. Mitigated through fencing and raising surrounding heights as and where applicable.

15 Thank You